Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Isl eeial Correspondence of tho Aloza. GAZETTE

[Sy eeial Correspondence OF tho Alexa. dAzEIIAJ
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IL. 1857:
Virginians here to-day say that Capt. ~
Kemper, who yesterday evening was ap'
pointed private secretary to the comml''
sioner of railroads, General Joseph Il. Jonn'
eton, is one of the few real working demo-
Gratis of his State who have received ONCE
under this administration:
Senators Malone andRiddleberger are both
in the city, one at the Arlington and the
other at the Metropolitan hotel, but they are
still as wide apart in their feelings as tney
are in their quarters.
Among the Alexandrians in the city TO-
day was James L. Cation, deputy treasurer,
who was negotiating for the sale OF the
Capital Press Brick Company's works IN
his city, 10 parties here who will run them
to their full capacity.
Mr.. Arthur NJ. Payne, son of Gen. ". b.
Payne. of Warrenton, has been appointed
to $l440 position on the Senate side OF the
Capitol. His appointments was made at the
request of Senator Stewart, of Nevada.
Messrs. Barbour, Hunton aud Conrad, OF
Virginia. and other Virginians, have called
| ON the President and recommended Judge
James Keith of the Virginia court of The
Alexandria Circuit, for the vacant Q. s.
iudgeship in this district. 1t is understood,
however that go much fuss has been kicked
up about the District Offices not going to
District people, that the judgeship referred
to will be given to District man, propaoiy
Mr.. Leigh Robinson.
Mr. Jefferson Davis who has been invited
to accompany, az guest, a military compa-
NY of New Orleans, on its proposed visit to
this city, hes declined with thanks. He says
he shall never see Washington again, though
| he would like to book once more upon a
| scene SO familiar.
A communication in the GAZETTE some
days ago called for the names of the Catho-
| lie members of the u. s. House of Represen-
tatives who voted for the anti-Mormon bill.
| The three now remembered are 7. Z. Ma
houy, of n. y. aud j. II. Ward of Illinois,
democrats, and Williams WOODBURY., of Ne.
vada, republican.
| A meeting of the State central committee
of the democratic party of Virginia will be
held at Richmond on the oath inst,
during the extra session Of the legs.
lalure of that State, TO determine definitely
whether q State convention Of the party
shall be held, and sc, 10 fix the date there
Of
1t is again said to-day that Mr.. Jordan. a
nephew of Gen. j. A. Walker, will be ap
pointed U. s. Marshal for the western dis
trict of Virginia.
Owing to the failure of the deficiency bill
no additional clerks can be employed IN
the pension bureau, aud as the rule in that
bureau is first come, first served, the pay
ment of the Mexican pensions cannot com
mencs for long time, there being so many
other pension claims ahead of them.
Nearly all the printers and proof readers
employed on the Congressional Record, now
that that publication has been suspended
have been discharged. None of those who
got their positions through the influence OF
the Senators who voted against the con-
firmation of the public printer were retained
Which shows that NIr. Benedict aL least is
not a civil service reformer.
The fact that General Rosecrans, register Of
the treasury Mr.. Stevenson, assistant postmaster
general and Mr.. Youmans chief clerk of the
treasury, left their offices here last night to at
tend democratic banquet at Boston, shows tina
Offensive partisanism' is only obnoxious when
INDUCED in by democrats who hold minor offices
President Cleveland to-day gave his check fol-
500 for the Hendricks monument at Indianapo
lis
John A. Newberry, of Bland county, Virginia
has been appointed a gauger in the 4th Virgins
district.